Congratulations to Team Ireland who won the annual SALC Home International Boat Angling Championship in Weymouth last weekend (21 June).
The team used all their skills and ability to overturn a deficit coming into Day 2 of the competition to take a convincing win over the leaders England. The event was fished with both drift and anchor sessions on each day. Day One saw England holding an eight point lead over second placed Ireland. Wales were in third place and Scotland fourth. On the second day Ireland’s anglers did well on the anchor and drift sessions and the finished with a team total Ireland 883.26%, a comfortable 36 ahead of England’s 847.28%. Wales finished third with 728.41%, and Scotland fourth on 650.81%.
This two in a row victory put Ireland in position for a treble next year when the competition returns to Wales.
For more see: Ireland Win Boat Fishing Gold
